Lani Lopez - How to get clear fresh looking skin and a greater sense of well-being

A prolonged diet of fruit and vegetables and green juices do wonders for skin and your wellbeing. Often change of season can make your skin dry, so it might be time to think about changing the look of your skin by changing what you eat and introducing simple tricks to keep you feeling and looking good.

1. Reducing fatty meats and avoiding all processed foods while introducing fish and well-cooked grains complete this profile pick. Blood impurities and infections can lead to pimples, blackheads, boils, blemishes, skin reddening and loss of skin elasticity.
   
2. Simple cold towel rubs all over your body are very helpful to create circulation which breaks down cellulite, keeps skin smooth and releases and wipes away toxins released through the skin.
   
3. Just add water to green powdered herbs and vege greens that can be bought in powder form from the health store for a gentle daily skin detox.
   
4. For a more homegrown strategy, if you look in your garden you will find red clover flowers and ‘sticky’ cleavers (Gallium aparine) or chickweed (Stellaria media). Make sure they’re not polluted from weed sprays or exhaust fumes and rinse thoroughly. Juice the greens, strain out the fibre bits that are left and add fruit juice to sweeten and top with water to enjoy drinking every morning. These household weeds are just herbs grown in the wrong place. They tighten junctions in the blood vessels preventing inflammatory chemicals and proteins from getting from the blood vessels into tissues causing poisoning and inflammation.

The result is clear fresh looking skin and a greater sense of well-being. Just a wee naturopathic tip. If you really want great skin and have had skin problems for a while now preliminary detoxing and bowel clearing for correct bowel elimination can speed up the process. See a naturopath or health store for natural detox kits that contain fibre and bowel clearing herbs.